Chapter Three Hundred and Twenty The Sub-bureau has started work
Although Zhu Yuanzhang was busy all day long, he did not dare to neglect Zhang Ximeng's promise. Therefore, after discussing with Li Shanchang, he decided to open a branch in the city and appointed Jiang Nan as the chief executive.
There are four Qing officials divisions under the Du branch, which respectively calculate the money, grain and tax situation of the household department, local government, military and merchants.
As soon as this yamen was established, it revealed its murderous intent.
Even the Zhongshu Province cannot control the situation in the military, but the branch office can. From the court to the local government, from the army to the people, especially commercial taxation is also under supervision.
The entire Wu Kingdom is covered by it, like a big net covering the sky and the sun.
"Li Xiang, I don't think this is appropriate!" The person who spoke was Li Menggeng, who had just succeeded Li Xi as the Minister of Punishment... According to Li Shanchang's habit, he felt that he could not let his subordinates have too much power, nor should he alienate anyone with influence.
A strong person.
The so-called influential people are naturally these fellow villagers and confidants who started their careers with Lao Zhu.
Li Shanchang could not manipulate someone with a position like Zhang Ximeng's, and even generals such as Xu Da were not something Li Shanchang could interfere with.
What he can control are the ministers and ministers of various ministries.
Take Yang Yuangao as an example. He served in the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War, and was recently transferred to the Ministry of Personnel. Originally Tao An was in charge of the Ministry of Rites. After he left, Li Xi took over the Ministry of Rites from the Ministry of Punishments, and Li Menggeng was transferred from the Ministry of Households to the Ministry of Punishments...
Every once in a while, Li Shanchang will make adjustments to prevent someone from monopolizing a department and not listening to orders.
Fortunately, the skills of these people are quite acceptable, so although Lao Li struggled, the administrative efficiency was still there. Even due to proper mobilization, this group of people could remain in a state of fear and fear, as if they were facing a formidable enemy, which was guaranteed to a certain extent.
Be honest.
Even Zhang Ximeng could only sigh, he is indeed a master of micro management!
Li Menggeng was a fellow villager of Li Shanchang. He was transferred to the Ministry of Punishment and accepted the leadership of Zhang Ximeng on legislative issues. He and Jiang Nan were also colleagues.
Under Zhang Ximeng, the first one is the Ministry of Justice, the second is the Hanlin Academy, and the third is the Du Branch... If Zhang Ximeng holds a recall meeting, there is a high probability that Li Menggeng will sit under the same roof as Jiang Nan.
Working together with a yellow-haired girl, it’s strange that Li Menggeng can be happy.
"Prime Minister Li, the control of the branch office is too broad. From now on, let alone the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of War, all of which will be under control. Where will the Zhongshu Province be placed? Prime Minister Li, how can you do that?
Promise!"
Li Shanchang sneered in his heart, I won't agree?
If I don't agree, my life will be lost!
The establishment of this branch is by no means as simple as adding another yamen. The power game behind it has at least three levels, including Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhongshu Sheng, including Li Shanchang and Zhang Ximeng, as well as Li Shanchang and his hundreds of officials... Multi-party games, coupled with the general trend
, which led to the emergence of the Du branch.
Li Shanchang lost a lot of points with Lao Zhu. If Zhang Ximeng hadn't pulled him, Lao Li might have overturned... In that case, Zhang Ximeng would have taken over Li Shanchang's position and lost his transcendent status.
Since Zhu Yuanzhang suspected Zhongshu Province, he had to arrange for someone to take charge of Zhongshu Province, otherwise, Zhongshu Province might be abolished.
In addition, Li Shanchang was afraid of being tricked by the people below, and he also hoped that someone could restrain these people from the outside.
Therefore, it is said that it was the right time, the right place, the right people, and various coincidences that prompted the emergence of the Du branch.
Otherwise, if you want to arrange a yamen at random to supervise all officials, wouldn't it be a joke? Not to mention that the Central Secretariat does not agree, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will also make a fuss, and it will not stop from top to bottom.
There is simply no movement now. Only Li Menggeng comes to talk and talk, and Li Shanchang still has a way to suppress it.
"I know that you think the Du branch is too lenient! But what can you do? The Du branch is a pair of eyes from the top, a knife in the hands of Prime Minister Zhang... But don't worry, this matter is not that bad.
"
Li Menggeng was puzzled, "Xiang Li, I heard that it seems that the Ministry of Household Affairs must be investigated first. The official has just been transferred and left the Ministry of Household Affairs. If something happens, what should the official do?"
Li Shanchang was suddenly startled and stared at Li Mengeng angrily: "You, are you corrupt?"
Li Menggeng was so frightened that he waved his hands hurriedly, "Don't say that, no, no! I'm just worried that there are many things that happen every year, and there are inevitably some oversights. If someone catches me, I won't be able to explain!"
Li Shanchang looked at him seriously and didn't believe this explanation at all. This Li Mengeng was born as a small official like him. If Li Shanchang couldn't carry things, this guy couldn't carry them even more. I'm afraid he might not be as good as himself!
If this branch really starts to take action, maybe Li Mengeng will be the first sacrifice... Li Shanchang turned around a few times in his mind, with a faint smile on his face.
"You have always been suspicious...are you frightened by the momentum of the Du branch?"
Li Menggeng was startled, "Prime Minister Li, how can you see this?"
"How can you see that? Although the Du Branch is under the rule of Prime Minister Zhang, the person who is really in charge of the Du Branch is a female... She has no officials who need to be assigned to her. Even if she wants to run it, it will not take more than a year and a half.
It won’t work. How can we conduct a thorough investigation after such a long time? Let alone the replacement of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, you, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, may not continue to work.”
"What? Li Xiang, you, you want to..." Li Menggeng was shocked.
Li Shanchang waved his hand quickly, "Don't get me wrong, since it is an adjustment to the official system, branches and bureaus have been added. I estimate that six ministers may not be enough. The superiors want to arrange two ministers for each department. What I mean is to arrange more people to participate in politics...
...There is no movement from Prime Minister Zhang yet. You don’t need to be busy yet. If nothing else happens, I plan to promote you to the position of political counselor."
When Li Menggeng heard this, he was immediately elated.
And he also heard some rumors.
Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to increase the number of ministers, which was to prepare for the future expansion of the power of the six departments... and Li Shanchang's plan to increase the number of ministers in political affairs was actually strengthening the authority of the Zhongshu Province.
Regardless of Zhang Ximeng's suggestion, Li Shanchang has already adjusted his position and obeyed Lao Zhu's will. However, it is natural to add some convenience to himself.
Yes, that’s what happened!
"Prime Minister Li, as long as he is promoted to the position of governor, he must obey orders and obey Prime Minister Li's instructions in everything."
Li Shanchang glared and said displeasedly: "Why do you obey my orders? We are all ministers of the superiors, and everything is arranged by the King of Wu."
"I understand, I understand!" Li Menggeng agreed thiefly, and then he took the reassurance and smiled.
It's just that Li Menggeng didn't notice that after he left, Lao Li's expression changed instantly. We can't let this idiot lead him away. We have to prepare in advance. If the branch office finds out something, we will follow him immediately. Isn't that right?
It seems that we are aware of everything and are different from these people!
This guy Li Shanchang is like Xunzong holding the steering wheel, he is an experienced driver!
I just don’t know how many people he will get rid of by drifting the hearse?
Compared with Li Shanchang's caution, Zhang Ximeng was much more relaxed. Saving the branch was a big deal and he had to make good use of it. Even if Jiang Nan couldn't carry it, he could still find a way. At worst, he would have to change someone else.
But before that, Zhang Ximeng still took the time to watch Zhu Ying's graduation exam. As an ordinary parent, it was Zhu Ying's ability.
This boy has a hard time studying, but when riding on horseback, he is like a joyful dragon. Although he is not yet fifteen years old, he has excellent archery skills and great strength. In the personal martial arts competition, he deservedly won the first place.
Name, leaving the people behind you far away.
When it came time to lead the team for actual combat drills, Zhu Ying's performance was even better. They simulated attacking a mountain. Zhu Ying first sent a small group of troops to lure the enemy deeper, and then launched an ambush to annihilate the opponent.
Another clean victory.
Due to the great victory in these two items, which directly made up for the shortcomings in the written examination, Zhu Ying won the first place in the overall score and successfully graduated!
Faced with this situation, Zhang Ximeng was not so surprised.
"Do you know why you came first in the exam?"
Zhu Ying blinked. He could clearly feel the low pressure on his elder brother.
"It's definitely not because I'm smart, right?"
When he said this, Zhang Ximeng was unable to say anything and could only reach out and rub his forehead.
"You are indeed not stupid...but I also want you to know that since you were eight years old, you have been able to eat meat and eggs almost every day, and your physical condition is better than many of your peers. And you know so many generals, as long as you want to learn
, they will all give it away and will not hide it. Plus you work hard, so you will be rewarded, understand?"
"I understand! I don't understand everything!" Zhu Ying muttered: "Isn't this wrong?"
"It's not wrong, but compared to ordinary people, your conditions are too favorable. Ordinary people also work very hard, but the rewards for their efforts are much lower than yours. Even more people don't know it at all.
Where to work hard, the heavy pressure of life has left them no time to think, they can only muddle along...do you understand this time?"
Zhu Ying took a deep breath, and most of the joy of winning first place disappeared... It's not that she didn't work hard, but that her hard work didn't pay off. She didn't know where to work hard?
Yes, if it were not a famous teacher like Xu Da or Hua Yun who taught him, but a 250-year-old teaching him, no matter how hard he tried, the results would probably not be great.
It's even said that you simply can't find a master to guide you.
"Brother, do you think that if I hadn't met you in the first place, wouldn't I be just like those ordinary people who can't find the temple gate with a pig's head?"
Zhang Ximeng grinned, it was only after I met you that I met Zhu Yuanzhang!
"Brother is telling you this, not to deny your efforts and talents...but to tell you that you should always be aware of your status, don't forget about it, and don't really feel that you are the chosen one. You must have an ordinary heart. This
You will benefit a lot from this when you lead troops to fight in the future."
For so many years, Zhang Ximeng rarely taught his little brother a lesson, but at this juncture, he felt that he had to remind this kid that you can be naughty, hate learning, and make any small mistakes, but you can't see yourself clearly.
Zhu Ying thought for a while and grinned: "Brother, I seem to understand a little bit, but don't worry, I will keep it in my heart and keep thinking about it... By the way, I won't go to my godfather today, and I won't go to you either.
Home...I’m going to have a dinner with my classmates, have a performance, and then go boating on Xuanwu Lake. It seems that many of my classmates haven’t been there yet!”
Zhang Ximeng smiled and nodded, "Go and have fun with the big guys."
Zhu Ying agreed, turned around and ran back to the martial arts school.
Zhang Ximeng also returned to his duty room. Not far from his duty room, there was a duty room with its door open and people constantly coming in and out. They were very busy with account books in their arms.
Is it the branch office?
There's no need to arrange it yourself, Jiang Nan is already busy?
Zhang Ximeng was curious, but did not bother him. After Song Lian checked in, the old man came out with a smile, pulled Zhang Ximeng in, and told him about Jiang Nan.
"I've been watching Prime Minister Zhang for most of the day. He's so resolute! He's very busy reviewing the account books and arranging personnel to do the liquidation. I finally opened my eyes. This woman is so cruel, she's three points more powerful than us!
"
Zhang Ximeng was also surprised. He didn't expect that Jiang Nan was really capable.
Song Lian said again: "Prime Minister Zhang, she will be our colleague from now on. Do you think it would be convenient to arrange to get together and chat? Originally, we had a newcomer here, and we ate and drank together, had a good drink, and got to know each other... now
A woman is here, but I don’t dare to invite her rashly, and I don’t know what to say to her. It depends on Prime Minister Zhang.”
"Look at me?"
Zhang Ximeng was stunned, how could I know what to do?
Although theoretically speaking, Zhang Ximeng supports allowing women to enter the officialdom and giving everyone a chance to compete fairly. But when it came to practice, Zhang Ximeng discovered that there were indeed inconveniences everywhere.
He sat there checking the room for a while, noticed the bag of tea, and sent him a small gift?
It's just tea, I'm afraid it's not good, right?
What will girls like?
Zhang Ximeng thought for a long time, and suddenly an idea came to him. He brought over the stove for making tea, found a small pot, looked at it for a long time, and then went to the stable behind to walk around.
When Zhang Ximeng came back, he had a bucket of mare's milk in his hand, covered with filtered gauze, and a small jar of honey.
Zhang Ximeng grabbed a handful of the best Longjing, threw it directly into the pot and stir-fried it. When the aroma of the tea came out, he poured in the mare's milk and kept stirring until it boiled. Then he filtered it into a bucket with gauze and added a tablespoon of honey.
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A small bucket of milk tea is ready.
It smells good, I guess girls will like West Lake's best milk tea, right?
